Saunt Grod's Chalk Hall

First appearance and context

The hall is first described when thirty‑two fids, led by Grandsuur Tamura, convene here for a discussion on Iconographies. Though it is normally considered to hold about eighteen, the group is intentionally packed in tightly so that no one can hide ignorance or boredom.

Description and features

• A large stained‑glass window sits above the slate, depicting Saunt Grod and his research assistants being beaten with rubber hoses in the dungeons of a Praxic‑Age spy bureau.
• The room is small enough that, when crowded, there is no space to turn personal spheres into stools; they are kept piled and tucked inside bolts.
• Storage niches and pigeonholes line the gallery outside the room; avout use these to stash leaves, journals, and notes, with some upper niches placed out of easy reach.

Use and significance

• Functions as a teaching and examination space for fids, regularly hosting theorics sessions.
• Chosen deliberately on at least one occasion for its small size to enforce attention and participation during a lesson on outsider portrayals of the mathic world (the Iconographies).

Location and affiliation

• One of several chalk halls within the Cloister at the Concent of Saunt Edhar.
• Smaller than Saunt Venster Hall, which is sometimes suggested when a larger space is needed.

Notable incidents

• During a Regulant inquiry, a personal journal kept by an avout was retrieved from a niche outside this hall and used for questioning—an action only tolerated under special authority, as removing another avout’s leaves from a niche is otherwise considered highly discourteous.

Current status

Actively in use as a classroom within the concent, accommodating small groups and, at times, larger gatherings when necessary.